Trinity Church Cemetery consists of three separate burial grounds associated with Trinity Church in Manhattan, New York, USA. The first was established in the Churchyard located at 74 Trinity Place at Wall Street and Broadway. In 1842, the church, running out of space in its churchyard, established Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum in Upper Manhattan between Broadway and Riverside Drive, at the Chapel of the Intercession (now The Church of the Intercession), formerly the location of John James Audubon's estate. A third burial place is the Churchyard of St. Paul's Chapel. Trinity Church Close-up of Trinity Church Trinity Church, at the corner of Broadway and Wall Street in New York City, viewed from the World Trade Center A glimpse of New York from Trinity Church steeple. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... Riverside Drive is a scenic north-south thoroughfare in New York City. ... The Church of the Intercession is a congregation of the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... John James Audubon John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ...

The burial grounds have been the final resting place for many historic figures since the Churchyard cemetery opened in 1697. A non-denominational cemetery, it is listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places and is the only remaining active cemetery in Manhattan. There are two bronze plaques marking the spot where some of the fiercest fighting of the Revolutionary War occurred during the Battle of Washington Heights. Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ...

Notable burials

Trinity Churchyard

• John Alsop (1724-1794), delegate to the Continental Congress
• John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) businessman, founder of the Astor family of New York
• William Bradford (1660-1752), colonial printer
• Richard Churcher (1676-1681), whose grave is marked by the oldest carved gravestone in New York City
• Robert Fulton (1765-1815), inventor
• Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), United States Congressman, statesman
• Horatio Gates (1727-1806), Revolutionary War general
• Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, founder of The Bank of New York
• Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757-1854), wife of Alexander Hamilton
• John Sloss Hobart (1738-1805), United States Senator
• James Lawrence (1781-1813), naval hero
• Francis Lewis (1713-1802), signer of the Declaration of Independence
• Walter Livingston (1740-1797), delegate to the Continental Congress
• Luther Martin (1744-1826), delegate to the Continental Congress
• John Jordan Morgan (1770-1849), United States Congressman
• Thomas Jefferson Oakley (1783-1857), United States Congressman
• John Morrin Scott (1730-1784), delegate to the Continental Congress
• George Templeton Strong (1820-1875), diarist, abolitionist, lawyer
• Silas Talbot (1750-1813), naval commodore, second captain of the USS Constitution
• John Watts (1749-1836), United States Congressman
• Franklin Wharton (1767-1818), Marine Corps commandant
• Hugh Williamson (1735-1802), signer of the United States Constitution
• John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), newspaper publisher whose libel trial helped establish the right to a free press

John Alsop (1724 - November 22, 1794) was an American merchant and politician from New York City during the American Revolution. ... John Jacob (originally Johann Jakob) Astor (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) made a fortune in fur trading and real estate. ... The Astor family, founded by the German immigrant John Jacob Astor and his wife Sarah Todd, became the wealthiest family in the United States during the 19th century. ... William Bradford (May 20, 1663- May 23, 1752) was an early British printer in North America, and the head of a family that included leading publishers for 140 years. ... Richard Churcher (???? - 1729), was a wealthy businessman and philanthropist, who had made his fortune through interests in the British East India Company. ... Headstones in the Japanese Cemetry in Broome, Western Australia A cemetery in rural Spain A typical late 20th century headstone in the United States A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker, normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a burial. ... Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was a US engineer and inventor, who was widely and erroneously credited with developing the first steam-powered ship. ... Albert Gallatin Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761–August 12, 1849) was an ethnologist, linguist, American politician, diplomat, and Secretary of the Treasury. ... Horatio Gates Horatio Gates (1726-1806) was an American general during the Revolutionary War. ... A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, 1792. ... John Sloss Hobart (May 6, 1738–February 4, 1805) was a jurist and Senator from New York. ... Captain James Lawrence, USN James Lawrence (October 1, 1781–June 4, 1813) was an American naval hero. ... Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713–December 30, 1803), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York. ... Walter Livingston (November 27, 1740– May 14, 1797) was an American merchant from Albany, New York. ... Contrarian Founding Father Luther Martin Martin Luther (February 9, 1748–July 8, 1826) was a politician and one of United States silly fools, but refused to sign the Constitution because he felt it violated states rights. ... John Morin Scott (1730 – September 14, 1784) was a lawyer, military officer, and statesman during the American Revolution. ... Silas Talbot (11 January 1751 - 30 June 1813) was an officer in the Continental Army and in the Continental Navy. ... The USS Constitution, known as Old Ironsides, is a wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate of the United States Navy. ... John Watts (27 August 1749 - 3 September 1836) was a Representative from New York. ... Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Wharton (July 23, 1767–September 1, 1818), third Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born into a prominent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family. ... Hugh Williamson Hugh Williamson (December 5, 1735–May 22, 1819) was an American politician. ... John Peter Zenger (October 26, 1697–July 28, 1746) was a printer, publisher, editor and journalist whose indictment, trial and acquittal on sedition and libel charges (against the then Governor William Cosby of the New York Colony) in 1734 was an important contributing factor to the development of the freedom...

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

• General William Alexander (1726-1783), General at the Battle of Long Island
• Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor (1830-1908), socialite
• John Jacob Astor III (1822-1890), philanthropist
• John Jacob Astor IV (1864-1912), businessman killed in the sinking of the Titanic
• John Jacob Astor VI (1912-1992)
• Madeleine Force Astor (1893-1940), socialite, Titanic survivor
• John James Audubon (1785-1851) artist
• John Winthrop Chanler (1826-1877), United States Congressman
• William Astor Chanler (1867-1934), United States Congressman
• William Augustus Darling (1817-1895), United States Congressman
• Alfred D'Orsay Tennyson Dickens (1845-1912), lecturer on the life of his father, Charles Dickens
• John Adams Dix, (1798-1879) soldier, United States Senator, Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of New York, statesman
• Edward Haight (1817-1885), United States Congressman
• Eliza Jumel (1775-1865), a prostitute who later became the wealthiest woman in America and wife of Aaron Burr
• Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863), pastor to whom authorship of A Visit from St. Nicholas has traditionally been attributed
• Samuel Seabury (1873-1958), New York City Judge
• Fernando Wood (1812-1881), Mayor of New York City

William Alexander (born 1726 in New York, died 1783 in Albany, New York) was an American major general during the American Revolutionary War. ... Combatants United States Britain Commanders Lieutenant General George Washington, Major General Israel Putnam Lieutenant General Sir William Howe, Major Generals Charles Cornwallis, Henry Clinton Strength 11,000-13,000 (about 10,000 of which were militia ) 22,000 (including 9,000 Hessian mercenaries) Casualties 312 dead, 1407 wounded, captured or... Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor (September 22, 1830–October 30, 1908) preferred to be known simply as Mrs. ... John Jacob Astor III (June 10, 1822-February 22, 1890) was the elder son of William Backhouse Astor, Sr. ... John Astor IV and Madeleine Astor Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 - April 15, 1912) was a businessman, inventor, writer and a member of the prominent Astor family. ... RMS Titanic (also SS Titanic) was the second of a trio of superliners intended to dominate the transatlantic travel business. ... John Jacob Astor VI, born August 14, 1912 in New York, New York, United States - died June 26, 1992 in Miami Beach, Florida, was a member of the prominent Astor family. ... John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Astor Madeleine Talmage Astor Dick Fiermonte (June 19, 1893 – March 27, 1940) was born in Brooklyn, New York City and became famous in 1911 when she married millionaire John Jacob Astor IV. While traveling abroad to avoid the gossip generated by her marriage, Madeleine Astor... RMS Titanic (also SS Titanic) was the second of a trio of superliners intended to dominate the transatlantic travel business. ... John James Audubon John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ... Charles Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new instalment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798–April 21, 1879) was an American politician. ... Clement Clarke Moore, (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863), is best known as the credited author of A Visit From St. ... The poem A Visit from St. ... Samuel Seabury (November 30, 1729 – February 25, 1796), the first American Episcopal bishop, was born in Ledyard, Groton, Connecticut. ... Fernando Wood (June 14, 1812–February 14, 1881) is famous for being one of the most colorful mayors in the history of New York City. ...

Churchyard of St. Paul's Chapel

• George Frederick Cooke (1756-1812), actor whose skull was used in Edwin Booth's production of Hamlet
• Etienne Marie Bechet Sieur de Rochefontaine (d. 1798), Revolutionary War Continental Army officer.
• John Holt (1721-1784), publisher
• Richard Montgomery (1738-1775) Major General in the Continental Army

George Frederick Cooke (born April 17, 1756 in London; died September 26, 1811 in New York) was an English actor. ... The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare and one of his best-known and most oft-quoted plays. ... John Holt (1721 - 1784) was a Colonial American newspaper publisher and the Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia. ... An engraving depicting the death of General Montgomery at the Battle of Quebec. ...

External links

• Trinity Church Official Site.